Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,739, Theodore Gilbert, Conn. Mass.

SERVICE
Conn. Mass.
Gilbert, Theodore
NUMBER
S. 10.739
carded.
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20.616  New York  Theodore Miller
He was in the State of New York who was a Private in the Comp. comman. by Captain Keith of the Regt. comman. by Col. Tyler in the Cont. ★ line for 18 Mos.
★ Conn. and Mass. Records completed. msh 23/45.
Inscribed on the Roll of New York at the rate of 60 Dollars — Cents per annum, to commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 25 day of Apr. 1833 — and unto F. Mary Earth
  Arrears to the 14th of Apr. 33  $ 15 0    Semi-ant. allowance ending Jan 24  3 0     $ 18 0  
Revolutionary Claims May June 7, 1832.
Recorded by J. C. Kelly Clerk Book E. Vol. 1, Page 58.

Theodon Gilbert apprehend for a Purvis

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 8 th 1832 State of New York Madison County } ss On this Eighth day of October A.D. 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judges of the Court of Common Pleas and for the County of Madison Prov. Dithury Theodore Gilbert a resident of the town of Cazenovia County of Madison and State of New York aged twenty years who being first duly sworn doth on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 8 th 1832 - That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and was hereinafter stated to wit - He entered the service in the Continental Establish- ment in the month of April (as he believed) in the year 1778, in the Company of Capt Keith in the Regiment of Col Henry or Michael Jacks on & in the Brigade of Gen Henry or Michael Jacks on for the term of Eight Months - Served his time fully out - and about two weeks of the time in Providence and the remainder in Rhode Island and protracted beyond the day after the Battle of Saratoga -
For this service Declared made application for a pension in the year 1819 or 1820 and sent on his papers but asked for answer from the Department that his name never regularly on the rolls in the War office but as he had not served nine

months at one time, he could not be placed on the Pension roll, and this Department disposes that the evidence of this service is regularly on the files of the Department -
In the Month of May 1779 the Declarant believed he enlisted in the Service of the United States in the Militia of Connecticut for six months was in the Company of Capt Wood- bridge (his first name forgotten) Drove in the City of Providence Rhode Island State about two thirds of the time and when the British troops evacuated Rhode Island we we went on to the Island & remained there until the expiration of the time for which Declarant enlisted. - The Col of Declarant's Regiment was one Dyer.
In 1780 Declarant again enlisted in the service of the United States in the Continental Troops for six months was in the Company of Capt Woodbridge first name forgotten - in the Regiment of Col Smith - the 15 th Regt in Gen Glover's Brigade - Massachusetts line
Gloucester, Virginia Declaration announced from the  quarters - a church was  the  quarters  was  the  quarters was about in different parts of New Jersey in a detachment from the main  army  was  the  main  army and finally went into the  quarters  was  the the  quarters  was  the  quarters  was  the at West Point was  the  quarters  was  the the  quarters  was  the  quarters  was  the

Declarant received a written discharge from his last service signed by Capt Fowler who commanded the regiment in Col Smith's absence the other times he was dismissed but without a written discharge. his discharge is lost.
Declarant is known to Eliza Davenport William Dundy Justin Brownell Jesse Kilbourn Henry G. Shields and Charles Blebbins and Samuel White who live near him and who can testify to his character for truth and veracity and their belief of his services as a soldier of the Revolution. Theodore Gilbert Sworn & subscribed to this 8th day of October 1832. A. S. Hoan Clk.
We Peter Mory the Glessner residing in the town of Cazenovia County of Madison and State of New York and Gideon Anthony residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Theodore Gilbert who has subscribed and sworn to the above Declaration and that we believe him to be twenty years of age; that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolution and we concur in that opinion. Peter Mory Sworn & subscribed this 8th day of October 1832. A. S. Hoan Clk. Gideon Anthony

Hartford Connecticut
As to his services in the militia he has no evidence and knows of no person whose testimony he can produce
Declarant was born the 5 th day of September 1762 in the town of New Braintree, Worcester County & State of Massachusetts
He had been informed that a copy of his birth record of his general birth record in Worcester County of which he has a copy brother's family advised
Declarant was living at Montague Hampshire County Mass. on each occasion when called into the service of the United States
After the Revolution he lived in the same County for ten years and then moved to New York State and for the last forty years had lived in the town of Cazenovia County of Madison and State of New York where he now lives -
He volunteered on every occasion when he entered the Service
Declarant remembers having seen Gen Washington Gen Jackson Gen Moore Col Smith Col Jackson

Theodore Gilbert Applicant for a Pension
April
1832
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old papers were returned To Mr Whipple, Casginova
May 4. 1814
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And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after putting the interrogations pre- scribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a soldier of the Revolution & served as he stated. And the Court further certified that it appeared to them that of Peter Winy J who had signed the preceding certificate is a resident in the town of Cazenovia County of Madison State of New York and that Indira Anthony who had also signed the same they are in the same place and are credible persons and their statement is entitled to credit
I Andrew S Sloan clerk of the Court of Common Pleas in & for Madison County do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Theodore Gilbert for a pension
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 8 th day of October 1832
A. S. Sloan Clk.

In the Matter of the Application of Theodore Gilbert for a Pension State of New York Madison County
Be it known that before the subscriber a Justice of the Peace and both in the County of Madison aforesaid personally appeared Theodore Gilbert the applicant above named to me well known as a man of truth & veracity who being duly sworn deposeth and saith that when he made the application for a pension mentioned in his Declaration he received for answer from James Monroe the Secretary. It was that His name was regularly on the files of the rolls of the Army on file in the War office for both the Eight Months Service & the Six Months and stated also in the letter the day when each Service commenced and when it ended; which Deponent did not then. nor does he now precisely remem- ber and from the said letter of the 1st day of Jan y 1818  James Monroe the Deponent believed that the record proof of both terms of his Continental Service is on the files of the Department But Deponent says that the Letter above mentioned was left in the hands of William Whipple who made the application for him and who is now dead and whose papers Deponent does not know where to find
And Deponent further says that during the Eight Months Service mentioned in his Declaration He was in the Massachusetts line - in the Brigade of General Jackson and in the Regiment of Col Jackson and he believed that his Col s name was Henry Jackson and the Gen l given name Michael Jackson but he cannot be positive which was name

belonged to each individual And Deponent further says that he hereby relinquished all claims to a Pension but the present And further Deponent saith not known & subscribed the 12 th day of June 1888 before me Theodore Gilbert Robert Henry Austin
State of New York Madison County Clerk's Office } I, Andrew J. Sloan, Clerk of the said County, do certify that Robert Henry before whom the preceding Affidavit purports to have been sworn, was, at the date of the same, one of the Justices of the Peace in and for the said Coun- ty. As at I am acquainted with his hand writing and verily believe his name subscribed to the said Affidavit to be his proper hand writing and signature - Witness my hand and Seal of Office this 10 th day of June 1833 A. J. Sloan Clk.

10312.
Theodore Gilbert Madison Co. New York
(f. 2)
Admitted Private 18 months
Peter Mory Jr Esq Eaton Madison Co Layton New York

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Theodore Gilbert Madison  born New York
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Apr. 1778 " 78 " Pvt Capt Keith Gen Henry Ney or Jackson Col. Henry or Jackson None Not stated 70 years Hampshire Co. - Conet. He applied for a pension in 1819 or 20. Sup papers his papers are in the War office   May 1779 " 6 " " Capt Woodbridge Col Tyler " Rhode Is.   1780 " 6 " " Ditto Gen Glover Col Smith " N. Jersey  
4 on roles 6 mo  \frac{6}{6} 18
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I _____ of the Court of _____ do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____ hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B.
who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____ and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. { Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. { Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it?  7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution. 
The Court will see that he answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons -one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule laid down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable. } * *
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.
Joseph Rowan Esq. Ch
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Rev. War
10.739 ✓ INVALID.
File No. 10.739
Theodore Gilbert Rev. War
Act: June 7 th 1832
Index:—Vol. A , Page 142
[Arrangement of 1870.]